Replaced "Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read" with "Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. Replaced "The ULB does this with verses" with "The ULB does this with the poetry in verses"
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Ecclesiastes 07 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetry in 7:1-26.
Special concepts in this chapter
Advice
This chapter gives a series of disconnected pieces of advice. Translators should not try to smooth the transitions between these pieces of advice. The advice in these statements do not apply in every situation. Therefore, they should be seen as "good ideas."